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clog — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bell noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
  • blister noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
  • clock noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
  • horologium name Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.

Senses

clog is used for these senses in English:

  • Horologium (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
  • bell (percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
  • blister A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.
  • blister A bubble, as on a painted surface.

bell — full definition

  1. noun A hollow metal instrument, often shaped like a cup, that rings when struck.
  2. verb To attach a bell to something.
  3. verb To flare out or take on a bell-like shape.

blister — full definition

  1. noun A small, fluid-filled bubble that forms under the skin, usually from friction, heat, or irritation.
  2. noun A bubble or raised patch on a surface such as paint or plastic.
  3. verb To develop blisters, or to cause them to form.
  4. verb To criticise someone harshly.

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